A Bishop's Stortford woman has thanked a group of men who spent most of Sunday shovelling snow in order to keep traffic from getting stuck on a major Bishop's Stortford road.

Lindsay Cox, who lives on a road just off of Hadham Road in Bishop's Stortford, said that four men spent hours in the snow helping motorists on Sunday (December 10) who were in danger of getting stuck.

Ms Cox had been walking up to the Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club from Maple Avenue to collect her daughter when she spotted the community-minded workers in the snow.

She said: "We were walking down to see if anyone needed any help and there were a lot of abandoned cars. While we walked up to the rugby club there must have been three BMWs abandoned on the Hadham Road along with a big delivery van.

"It was really great example of community spirit as they were just trying to keep the traffic moving and stopping people from getting stuck.

"A lot of people were really grateful for their help and we heard a lot of people saying thank you as they were able to get going. There was a lot of community feeling, it was really good to see."

Heavy snow fall had left left many roads nearly impassable on Sunday, with emergency services warning motorists not to travel unless it was absolutely essential.